Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T4 | Victor Caratini | Victor Caratini grounds into a double play, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Jac Caglianone. Josh Bell scores. Kody Clemens to 3rd. Royce Lewis out at 2nd. Victor Caratini out at 1st. | MIN 1, KC 0 |
| B5 | Kyle Isbel | Kyle Isbel out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kody Clemens. Michael Massey scores. Nick Loftin to 3rd. | MIN 1, KC 1 |
| B7 | Michael Massey | Michael Massey homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. | MIN 1, KC 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Dean Kremer started for Twins, leaving with the game tied 1–1. Out of the bullpen, A.J. Minter took the roughest line.
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Dean Kremer
Starter
5.0
88
1
2
Pitch-by-pitch: what Dean Kremer threw
CSW 17% 1st-pitch strike 37% 4.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 38 43% 2 7 8 14 7 Splitter 17 19% 1 0 8 5 3 Cutter 17 19% 2 1 5 8 1 Curveball 7 8% 0 1 0 5 1 Sinker 5 6% 0 1 0 1 3 Slider 4 5% 0 0 1 3 0 - Tommy Nance Middle 1.0 7 0 0
- A.J. Minter Middle 1.0 12 1 0 L
- Jeff Hoffman Setup 1.0 11 0 2
Noah Cameron started for Royals, leaving with a 2–1 lead.
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Noah Cameron
Starter
8.0
106
1
9
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Noah Cameron threw
CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 68% 3.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Changeup 23 22% 3 2 5 11 2 Slider 22 21% 7 2 6 4 3 Four-Seam Fastball 20 19% 2 3 6 9 0 Cutter 19 18% 2 2 4 4 7 Curveball 18 17% 3 4 4 4 3 Sinker 4 4% 0 2 0 0 2 - Steven Cruz Middle 1.0 16 0 1 SV
Where the game turned
- Massey HR (1)
Batting lines
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Martin RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 | .349 | .310 | .659 | |
| Ryan Jeffers C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .381 | .505 | .886 | |
| Josh Bell DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .305 | .413 | .718 | |
| Kody Clemens CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .233 | .289 | .469 | .758 | |
| Royce Lewis 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .309 | .417 | .726 | |
| Victor Caratini 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .309 | .341 | .650 | |
| Brooks Lee 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 | .298 | .416 | .714 | |
| Trevor Larnach LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .280 | .370 | .450 | .820 | |
| Ryan Kreidler SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 | .287 | .392 | .679 |
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .228 | .302 | .416 | .718 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .352 | .451 | .803 | |
| Jac Caglianone 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .310 | .455 | .765 | |
| Salvador Perez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .261 | .376 | .637 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .301 | .432 | .733 | HR (9) |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .340 | .370 | .710 | |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .401 | .734 | |
| John Rave RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .350 | .611 | .961 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .297 | .353 | .650 |
Pitching lines
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Kremer | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 5.93 | |
| Tommy Nance | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.46 | |
| A.J. Minter | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2.49 | L |
| Jeff Hoffman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3.86 |
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Cameron | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 106 | 4.37 | W |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4.29 | SV |
Manager comparison
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Season series: 3-3 with MIN listed first across 6 prior meetings.
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Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.